A Kansas City congressman helped a woman who was having a medical emergency early Friday.

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver said he was riding in a car near 44th Street and Troost Avenue and noticed a woman's hand waving from a ditch.

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He got his aide to pull the car over, and by the time Cleaver got to the woman she had lost consciousness. Cleaver stayed with her until emergency crews arrived.

"She was in a ditch, so there may have been people who drove by and just didn't see her," Cleaver said. "I was fortunate to see her cold, and hopefully, she's OK. If she is, then this is probably the best day of my year."

Cleaver said that because of privacy laws, he has not been able to find out how the woman is doing.